Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Social Technologies: Facebook, E-Portfolios and Other Social Networking Services

By Laura A. Wankel, Patrick Blessinger, Jurate Stanaityte

Uses case studies, surveys, and literature reviews to examine how these social media technologies are being used to improve writing and publishing skills in students, create engaging communities of practice. This volume discusses a framework for deploying and assessing these technologies in higher education institutions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781902380
• ISBN13: 9781781902387
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"